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Proverbs 11:29 Interlinear

“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind shall be servant and the fool to the wise of heart”

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Proverbs 11 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	עֹכֵ֣ר	H5916	He that troubleth	properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
2	בֵּ֭יתוֹ	H1004	his own house	a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
3	יִנְחַל	H5157	shall inherit	to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
4	ר֑וּחַ	H7307	the wind	wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
5	וְעֶ֥בֶד	H5650	shall be servant	a servant
6	אֱ֝וִ֗יל	H191	and the fool	(figuratively) silly
7	לַחֲכַם	H2450	to the wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
8	לֵֽב׃	H3820	of heart	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything

Proverbs 11:29 (current)He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind shall be servant and the fool to the wise of heart